Telling the boss . . .It was the kiss of death for my career that I had spend 7 years in college getting a degree for. Good Luck :)

yea..my counselor told me i probably shouldnt mention my being bipolar because a lot of people dont understand it and may automatically assume youll not perform well enough...ive quit a handful of good jobs because of my mania episodes. maybe this time around, ill be better at calming myself down, or stopping myself

Trust me, keep it to yourself. You know how people look at us and judge us. Chances are your boss isnt gonna want to learn about the illness, hes gonna jugde you based on his ignorant opinion. You dont want that hanging over your head. Plus believe it or not its not hard to learn to hide. I have rapid cycling BP 1, and im a firefighter, I deal with people all day and all night. I cycle frequentley, Wether your really happy or really sad, youve got to keep it in check, try to focus, smile and do your job, it can be done. Ive been doing it for 3 years, nobody suspects anything from me. Good Luck!

i think it depends on your boss.

unlike those above, in my current job, and in my last job, i've told my supervisors i was bipolar and was treated with the utmost respect, and never treated differently than any other employee.

i am just very conscious of how i perform, because i don't want my boss to ever think that my illness causes me to perform below average.

I agree with snowcanwait. I worked for several months at my last (recurring seasonal) job before I finally confessed it to my boss. She was wonderful and very accomadating. She still thought of me as her best employee! I'm not saying it will be like that for you, but there is that possibility. Keep in close contact with your counselor while you are working and they should be able to help you head off an episode also.

I told my boss about it pretty early on. I tried to establish I was a hard worker first. When I went to her to explain I would be needing a lot of time off she actually gave me a pep talk about what a good worker I am and how they'll try and get me a raise.

This is a tricky one. I would see what kind of boss you have...one that may understand or on that might be ignorant and base your actions that as to whether to tell or not. I would wait it out for a little while first and, like other people here have said, prove you are a good/hard worker first.

I am looking for new job and probably will not reveal my bp unless I absolutely have to.

It is kinds of a touchy subject. Feel out your boss first, if he/she seems understanding, do tell. If not, then keep it to yourself.

I think we can control ourselves alot better than we think. Some of my worst depressions are when I'm at home because I know i can. Working is a good thing you can socialize earn an income feel good about yourself. I thought the meds were suppossed to help us balance to lead normal lives, which unfortunately means work.

I'm not working because of my condition, I was in customer service. It got to be too much for me. I also have a college degree that I feel is pretty much usless, because of this illness. I wouldn't say anything about my condition. Try to be aware.

this is hard because my boss seemed understanding and when they found out they treated me so differant. i was told that i was a good employee and come to find out that they thought that i was a crappy one. i no longer work there. i would keep it to yourself...